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JESSE G. WEBB, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,215, dated January27, 1885.

Applicatl n filed August ll, 1894. (No mode To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JESSE G. WEBB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain Improvements in Toys, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved'toy. Fig. 2 isalongitudinal vertical section through the center of the same. Fig. 3 isa transverse vertical section on the line 00 m of Fig. 2.

My invention relates to that class of toys which are designed to bewheeled or trundled, and has for its object to combine instruction withamusement.

To'this end myinvention consists in a trundling-fra'me provided with ahandle, and having mounted therein a rotating carrier, within which arepivoted a series of leaves bearing the letters of the alphabet,pictures, designs, or other instructive or amusing matter, the saidleaves being successively raised into view and dropped down out of theway as the carrier is revolved by trundling or wheeling the toy alongthe ground or floor, as hereinafter more particularly set forth.

In the said drawings, A represents the body or frame of the toy, whichis provided with a handle, B, and is supported on two trundling orground wheels, 0 G, mounted on an axle, b, the ends of which passthrough the portions 0 c of the frame A. This frame A, as well as thehandle B, may be formed of wood, wire, or other suitable material.

Between the uprights d d of the frame A is mounted arotating carrier, D,composed of a pair of disks, 6 6, connected by a central shaft or axle,f, and between these disks are pivoted around and in close proximitywith the shaft f a series of leaves, preferably composed of sheet metal,and having on one or both surfaces letters of the alphabet, pictures,designs, the, or any desired matter calculated to in Where the leavesare composed of sheet metal, the letters or designs are printed on paperor cloth and afterward affixed thereto 5 but if the leaves areformed ofpasteboard or wood, the letters or designs may be printed directlythereon. The pins h, on which the leaves are pivoted, are confined inplace by means of disks or collars i, secured upon the outside of thedisks 6 over their ends, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3. The peripheries ofthe disks ecrest upon small roughened hubs or disks k 70, secured to theinner surfaces of the ground-wheels O O, whereby the carrier is revolvedas the toy is trundled, the journals of the carrier resting in slotsl inthe uprights d, whereby the carrier is caused at all times to rest withits entire weight on the hubs or disks k, sufioient friction being thusproduced to cause the carrier D to be rotated, as desired, the directionof rotation be ing such as to enable the letters, pictures, &c. on theleaves 9 to be seen plainly as they are brought around by the carrier. Ido not confine myself, however, to this method of rotating the carrierD, as it may be revolved by a band or bands, or connected in any othersuitable manner with the ground-wheels or their axle. \Vhen the toy ispushed or trundled' along the ground by means of the handle B, thecarrier D is rotated in the direction of the arrow toward the child whois pushing the toy, and, as it is revo1ved,each one of the leaves g israised in succession into a vertical position to bring the letter orpicture on one face into plain View, where it is held for a short timeby contact with a light spring, m, secured to the top of the frame. Assoon, however, as the leaf has been carried out of contact with thespring m,it-falls over by its own weight, as seen on the left-hand sideof Fig. 1, thereby presenting to view the-letter, picture, 810., on itsopposite face, and at the same time disclosing the letter, picture,820., on the next leaf, which was previously concealed by the firstleaf. I prefer to employ the spring m, as it serves to retain the leavesin an upright position for an increased length of time; but this springmay be dispensed with, if desired. It will be seen that each leaf 9rests on the base of the one immediately beneath it as it is beingraised, by which construction the leaves are held in their properpositions as the carrier is being rotated.

The letters, pictures, or other matter on the surfaces of all of theleaves are thus brought into view successively and continuously as thetoy is wheeled along the ground, causing the child to becomefamiliarized therewith, and affording instruction as well as amusement.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a toy, a rotating carrier mounted in a frame, and provided with aseries of pivoted leaves bearingletters, pictures, or designs, andadapted to be successively raised into view and dropped down out of theway as the carrler is revolved, substantially as set forth.

2. 111 a toy, the combination, with a trundling-fralnehaving ahandle, ofarotating car rier mountedin said frame, and provided with a series ofpivoted leaves bearing letters, pictures, or designs, and adapted to besuccessively raised into view and dropped down out of the way as thecarrier is revolved, substantially as set forth.

3. In a toy, the combination, with a trundlingframe, A, supported onWheels 0. and provided with a handle, B, ofthe carrier D, mounted insaid frame,and provided with a series of 2 leaves, 9, pivoted betweenthe disks 0 e, and bearing letters, pictures, or designs, and means fortransmitting the motion of the wheels 0 to the carrier D, substantiallyas described.

4. In a toy, the combination, with the frame 30 itness my hand this 8thday of August, 35

JEssE e. EBB.

In presence of P. E. TESOHEMACHER, NV. J. CAMBRIDGE.

